Christina Brown decorates her seats at the bar with Pittsburgh Penguin towels at The Maple Leaf Pub Tuesday May 13, 2014. The Maple Leaf Pub has a large number of customers who flock to the bar to watch hockey. (Michael Starghill, Jr.) less

Christina Brown decorates her seats at the bar with Pittsburgh Penguin towels at The Maple Leaf Pub Tuesday May 13, 2014. The Maple Leaf Pub has a large number of customers who flock to the bar to watch hockey. ... more

The bar is usually full at Shay McElroy's Irish Pub, located in the Rice lofts. While the address is 909 Texas you will find it on Main Street in the 500 block. HOUCHRON CAPTION (03/11/2004): SHAY MCELROY'S IRISH PUB IN THE RICE LOFTS BUILDING WAS DESIGNED AROUND THE 19TH-CENTURY BAR THAT OWNER JOHN MCELROY HAD SHIPPED FROM IRELAND. less

The bar is usually full at Shay McElroy's Irish Pub, located in the Rice lofts. While the address is 909 Texas you will find it on Main Street in the 500 block. HOUCHRON CAPTION (03/11/2004): SHAY ... more

Photo: Bill Olive, Special To The Chronicle

The bar is usually full at Shay McElroy's Irish Pub, located... Photo-6505408.66824 - Houston Chronicle

Guests enjoy the outdoor dining patio at the Goose's Acre on The Woodlands Waterway. Urban living has caught on in The Woodalnds Waterway area. New apartments, restaurants, bars, and amenities that appeal to the urban living lifestyles are sprouting up in The Woodlands Waterway area. less

Guests enjoy the outdoor dining patio at the Goose's Acre on The Woodlands Waterway. Urban living has caught on in The Woodalnds Waterway area. New apartments, restaurants, bars, and amenities that appeal to ... more

The Woodlands residents Carl Ruocco, Stormy Rucco, and Summer Sanford enjoy a drink as they sit on the Goose's Acre patio on The Woodlands Waterway. Entertainment venues on the Waterway are attracting residents to the Town Center area. less

The Woodlands residents Carl Ruocco, Stormy Rucco, and Summer Sanford enjoy a drink as they sit on the Goose's Acre patio on The Woodlands Waterway. Entertainment venues on the Waterway are attracting residents ... more